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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#501 Post by bob2s » Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:59 pm

The milkman I would think.

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#502 Post by John Hill » Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:09 pm

Sorry, not the milkman.
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#503 Post by ian16th » Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:49 pm

Was that the slaughter in Afghanistan of a British force that had been given safe passage?
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#504 Post by John Hill » Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:27 pm

The massacre at Gandamak was just before the Dr's arrival Jalalabad.
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#505 Post by llondel » Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:52 pm

Probably Dr Who

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#506 Post by John Hill » Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:49 am

Not Dr Who.
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#507 Post by John Hill » Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:11 am

The answer is elementary.
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#508 Post by llondel » Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:42 am

Presumably Dr Watson then.

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#509 Post by John Hill » Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:52 am

The Sherlock Holmes character Dr Watson is reputed to have been modelled on Dr Brydon who was claimed to be the sole survivor of 4500 or so British troops and their hanger-ons (total about 16,500) who died at Gandamak Pass.

Of course the papers of the time ignored the other survivors who numbered few but did include some Indian troops.

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#510 Post by Rossian » Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:35 am

The survivor of all the Brits leaving Kabul/Afghanistan can't remember the regiment.
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#511 Post by John Hill » Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:24 pm

T'was the Queen's 44th Foot.
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#512 Post by k3k3 » Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:25 pm

Victoria was a millipede?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#513 Post by llondel » Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am

OK, hopefully a bit easier. Trump is referred to as #45 but only 43 men have preceded him in the office. Which one got two numbers, and a bonus if you know which two?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#514 Post by ian16th » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:26 am

Cleveland got the job twice.

He is named after the parliamentary constituency I was born in. Since disappeared of course.
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#515 Post by llondel » Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:01 pm

Yep, that's the one. 22nd and 24th President of the US.

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#516 Post by ian16th » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:10 pm

llondel wrote:
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Yep, that's the one. 22nd and 24th President of the US.

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#517 Post by ribrash » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:17 pm

If I may jump in.What name is given to a group of wild boar ?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#518 Post by Woody » Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:06 pm

ribrash wrote:
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If I may jump in.What name is given to a group of wild boar ?
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#519 Post by ribrash » Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:22 pm

Woody wrote:
Tue Mar 31, 2020 9:06 pm
ribrash wrote:
Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:17 pm
If I may jump in.What name is given to a group of wild boar ?
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#520 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:20 am

Just wondering if it is same as warthogs. Not much help as I can't remember that. err. 'root'

Just looked it up, bugger I knew that, looks like it may be the same as warthogs.
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